harvey was quite chatty with joe, but one thing harvey didn't know, joe, his attentive audience, was a former police officer. and harvey's amazing story made joe's antennae buzz a little. >> the more he would talk about the loss of his wife and his boat, the more intrigued i became. >> reporter: so on his way home that night, joe took a little detour, drove by the hotel where harvey said he was staying. >> and when i drove by, i didn't find his suv at that location that he said, which i didn't think suspicious at the time. but i still, for whatever reason, drove around to see a few other hotels or motels to see if i found his vehicle. and i located his vehicle at a place called imperial inn. >> reporter: why would harvey lie about something as benign as where he was staying? when joe got home that night, he went straight to his office and turned on the computer. >> i entered harvey morrow's name on google, and i was surprised at what i had found. >> reporter: a simple google search, and there it was, a news article describing the murder of disc jockey steven b. williams. >> and harve